HOMILY OF SATURDAY 10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
1 Kings 19:19-21; Psalm 15(16):1-2, 5, 7-10; Matt 5:33-37
How forceful are honest words! (Job 6:25) Jesus addressed the issue of honesty and truthfulness in one’s conduct and speech. What does it mean to be true to one’s word? To be true to oneself and to others requires character. Unfortunately many people today miserably fail here. No wonder we don’t trust many in positions of leadership and influence. God is the source of all truth and there is nothing false or deceitful in him. His word is truth and his law is truth. His truth liberates us from illusion, deceit, and hypocrisy. Jesus told his disciples that the truth will make you free (John 8:32).
ALSO RECOMMENDED: HOMILY OF SATURDAY 10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B
Do we allow God’s word of truth to rule our minds and hearts? Thomas Aquinas said: People could not live with one another if there were not mutual confidence that they were being truthful to one another… (In justice) as a matter of honour, one person owes it to another to manifest the truth. Are we true to God, to ourselves, and to others? And do we allow God’s word of truth to penetrate our minds and hearts and to form our consciences, the way we think, judge, act, and speak?
PRAYER: Set a watch, Lord, upon our tongues, that we may never speak the cruel word which is not true. Amen
FOR A SIMILAR HOMILY, CLICK HERE >>>>>